Tablets, Scanners & Collaborative Technology

Over the last several years, the John C. Hitt Library has added a
variety of technology equipment to be checked out to students. The laptop
loan program was implemented in 1999 and has been expanded over the
years. Through this program, users can check out a laptop and use it
for 4 hours in the library. The first iPad loan program went live in
2010 along with loaning digital and video cameras, Blu-ray players,
scanners which can all be checked out for a week. This proposal will
outline a plan to provide Dell tablets as a complement and alternative
to the iPad. In addition, public scanning stations will be proposed
that will give students the opportunity to easily scan material, save
it to a flash drive or “in the cloud.” Finally, the replacement of the
large monitors in the collaboration space in the Knowledge Commons will
be included along with the addition of collaboration systems that will
allow students using the space to share their laptop displays on the
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Eighteenth Century Collection Online (ECCO) plus
the National Geographic Archive

The UCF Libraries is requesting $119,800 ($124,800 less a $5,000
cost share from the UCF Libraries) to purchase the Eighteenth Century
Collection Online (ECCO) plus the National Geographic Archive from Gale.

Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is a world leader in e-research and
educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses. Best known
for accurate and authoritative reference content as well as intelligent
organization of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, Gale publishes
learning resources in a variety of formats including web portals, digital
archives, print and eBooks. If UCF purchases ECCO, Gale has offered
the National Geographic Archive at a favorable rate.
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SAGE Research Methods and SAGE Knowledge

The UCF Libraries is requesting $203,185 ($208,185 less a $5,000
cost share from UCF Libraries) for the one-time combined purchase of
SAGE Research Methods and SAGE Knowledge. The combined collections will
provide UCF students and faculty with all the features of the research
methods collection and over 2,500 ebook titles including scholarly monographs,
reference works, handbooks, series, professional development titles,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, the entire Little Green Book (quantitative
research) and Little Blue Book (qualitative research) series, newly
commissioned videos, and other major works.
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Rosen College Library Technology Enhancement

This project will enrich the technology and learning environment
at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management Library. The Rosen Library,
serving a student population of over 3,000 students, experienced a gate
count of 138,384 in fiscal year 2012/2013. The library has impressive
user traffic on a per-square-foot and per-student basis and is well
received by Rosen students, faculty, and administration.
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Comparable Technology for Regional Campus Libraries

The purpose of this proposal is to replicate for students taking
classes on regional campuses some of the same technology services that
are available at the John C. Hitt Library in Orlando. Each campus has
unique needs; some are interested in providing new iPads that can be
checked out of the library, other campuses need additional laptops or
iMacs, and some wish to provide access to multimedia development software.
This request is for 19 iPads, 13 laptops, one iMac and selected software.
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Expanding Hands-on Library Instruction using Laptops

The John C. Hitt Library’s instruction rooms, 235A and 235C, were built to seat 18 and 22 students, respectively. The demand for instruction for larger classes has forced librarians to split classes into multiple sessions and offer them over several days or teach them in classroom buildings and give up the hands-on experience of having a computer for each student to use during class. As a solution to the problem, this proposal will outline a plan to provide students with laptops to use while receiving instruction in the Library’s Room 223, which can seat 50+ students.
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